- "I'm -- I'm not crying for me. *huff* I'm crying for you. I think about all the things I'm going to do to you and it makes me cry. It scares me."
- ―Michonne
| "The Best Defense (Part 5)" | |
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| The Walking Dead | |
| Title: | "The Best Defense (Part 5)" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 29 |
| Cover price: | $2.99 |
| Cover date: | June, 2006 |
| Publisher: | Image Comics |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Robert Kirkman |
| Pencilers: | Charlie Adlard |
| Inkers: | Charlie Adlard |
| Cover artists: | Charlie Adlard |
| Cover inker: | Charlie Adlard |
| Cover colorist: | Cliff Rathburn |
| Colorists: | Cliff Rathburn |
| Letterers: | Rus Wooton |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | The Walking Dead #28 |
| Next: | The Walking Dead #30 |
"The Best Defense (Part 5)" is the storyline title to the twenty-ninth issue of the survival horror comic book series The Walking Dead, published by Image Comics. The story was written by Robert Kirkman with artwork by Charlie Adlard and greyscale coloring by Cliff Rathburn. The issue was published with a June, 2006 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Alice Warren (1st appearance)
- Doctor Stevens
Villains
- The Governor, Brian Blake
- Bruce Allan Cooper
- Gabriel Harris
- Penny Blake (1st appearance)
Minor characters
- Bob Stookey (1st appearance)
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Walking Dead was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artists Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard.
- This issue is reprinted in the Walking Dead, Volume 5: The Best Defense trade paperback collection, as well as the Walking Dead Compendium, Volume 1 trade paperback, the Walking Dead, Book Three hardcover collection, and the Walking Dead Omnibus, Volume 2 hardcover collection.
- This issue has an estimated sales rank of 20,383.
- This is the first appearance of Alice Warren.
- This is the first appearance of Bob Stookey. He appears next in issue #32.
- This is the first appearance of Penny Blake. She appears next in issue #32.